Kathleen Parramore, a native of Georgia, says she had been visiting South Carolina's Kiawah Island for several years when she introduced her husband, Steven Sinn, to it. 'We started with a condo on the beach, then we bought a house and then we decided to build,' she says, noting that she and her husband lived in New York City before relocating to Kiawah Island full time. Their current home, shown here, was completed last year. Kiawah Island includes a golf resort, as well as a river, marshlands and lagoons.

Kathleen Parramore, a native of Georgia, says she had been visiting South Carolina's Kiawah Island for several years when she introduced her husband, Steven Sinn, to it. 'We started with a condo on the beach, then we bought a house and then we decided to build,' she says, noting that she and her husband lived in New York City before relocating to Kiawah Island full time. Their current home, shown here, was completed last year. Kiawah Island includes a golf resort, as well as a river, marshlands and lagoons.

'We really had this picture of what we wanted in a home, and we weren't seeing anything like it out here,' Ms. Parramore says. 'We liked the idea, first of all, of the setting and preserve. It's nature, and we wanted to bring nature into the house,' she says.

'We really had this picture of what we wanted in a home, and we weren't seeing anything like it out here,' Ms. Parramore says. 'We liked the idea, first of all, of the setting and preserve. It's nature, and we wanted to bring nature into the house,' she says.

Construction on the 4,285-square-foot house took about 2½ years. Shown here is the great room, which has textured walls, a North Carolina blue stone fireplaces, automated window shades and stained bamboo floors, according to the listing.

Construction on the 4,285-square-foot house took about 2½ years. Shown here is the great room, which has textured walls, a North Carolina blue stone fireplaces, automated window shades and stained bamboo floors, according to the listing.

Shown here is a section of one of the guest rooms. 'We made the walls white lacquer, and those lips were a limited-edition Warhol wallpaper. That's why there's only a little bit of it,' Ms. Parramore says, noting that she calls the space 'the lips room.'

Shown here is a section of one of the guest rooms. 'We made the walls white lacquer, and those lips were a limited-edition Warhol wallpaper. That's why there's only a little bit of it,' Ms. Parramore says, noting that she calls the space 'the lips room.'

Ms. Parramore and her husband, both retired from the technology industry, have decided to sell their home and move closer to Charleston, where they have a daughter and two grandchildren, ages 2 and 4. After selling, they might maintain a house on Kiawah Island.

Ms. Parramore and her husband, both retired from the technology industry, have decided to sell their home and move closer to Charleston, where they have a daughter and two grandchildren, ages 2 and 4. After selling, they might maintain a house on Kiawah Island.